Symphytognathidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Symphytognathidae
Genera: Anapistula – Crassignatha – Curimagua – Globignatha – Kirinua – Patu – Swilda – Symphytognatha – ?Anapogonia

Name

Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931
References

Cardoso, P.; Scharff, N. 2009: First record of the spider family Symphytognathidae in Europe and description of Anapistula ataecina sp. n. (Araneae). Zootaxa, 2246: 45–57. Abstract & excerpt
Forster, R.R. 1959: The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 86: 269–329. BUGZ
Forster, R.R.; Platnick, N.I. 1977: A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum novitates, (2619)
Li, Y., Li, S.Q. & Lin, Y.C. 2021. Taxonomic study on fourteen symphytognathid species from Asia (Araneae, Symphytognathidae). ZooKeys 1072: 1–47. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1072.67935. Open access. Reference page.
Miller, J.; Griswold, C.; Yin, C.M. 2009: The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Araneoidea): systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers. ZooKeys, 11: 9–195. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.11.160
Schütt, K. 2003: Phylogeny of Symphytognathidae s.l. (Araneae, Araneoidea). Zoologica scripta, 32: 129–151. DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00103.x
Tong, Y.-f.; Li, S.-q. 2006: Symphytognathidae (Araneae), a spider family newly recorded from China. Zootaxa, 1259: 33–38. Abstract & excerpt

Links

Platnick, N.I. 2009. Symphytognathidae in The World Spider Catalog, version 9.5 American Museum of Natural History

Vernacular names
日本語: ユアギグモ科
中文: 愈螯蛛科

Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 90[1] described species in eight genera. They occur in the tropics of Central and South America and the Australian region (with Oceania). Exceptions include Anapistula benoiti, Anapistula caecula, and Symphytognatha imbulunga, found in Africa, Anapistula ishikawai, found in Japan, and Anapistula jerai, found in Southeast Asia.[2]

The species Patu digua is considered to be one of the smallest spiders in the world with a body size of 0.37 millimetres (0.015 in).[3]
Morphology

Symphytognathidae are four-eyed spiders and are generally small in size. The opisthosoma is covered in long hairs.[4]
Genera
Main article: List of Symphytognathidae species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 — Asia, South America, Portugal, Oceania, Africa, North America, Jamaica
Anapogonia Simon, 1905 — Indonesia
Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 — Indonesia, Malaysia
Curimagua Forster & Platnick, 1977 — Panama, Venezuela
Globignatha Balogh & Loksa, 1968 — Brazil, Belize
Iardinis Simon, 1899 — Nepal, India
Patu Marples, 1951 — Asia, Colombia, Oceania, Seychelles
Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 — Oceania, South America, Caribbean, Mexico, Belize, South Africa

References

Li, Ya; Li, Shuqiang; Lin, Yucheng (19 November 2021). "Taxonomic study on fourteen symphytognathid species from Asia (Araneae, Symphytognathidae)". ZooKeys (1072): 1–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1072.67935. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 8626413. PMID 34899006.
"Family: Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1977). "A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2619): 20.
Schutt, Karin (March 2003). "Phylogeny of Symphytognathidae s.l. (Araneae, Araneoidea)". Zoologica Scripta. 32 (2): 129–151. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00103.x. ISSN 0300-3256. S2CID 84908326. Retrieved 29 April 2022.